As of around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, January 27, Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative had approximately 3,800 members without power. Crews made significant gains yesterday and into last night and were eager to start again early this morning. Additional lineman from Intercounty Electric Cooperative and White River Valley Electric Cooperative arrived to assist today as well as more crew from the contractor Kiowa.
Remember, if you come across a downed power line, please stay away from it and report it to the cooperative immediately. Thank you for your continued patience during this time. If you still need to report an outage, you can call 417-256-2131 or 888-HOE-POWER.
